• FELIX, Marc L. | Maniema

FELIX, Marc L. | Maniema

$175.00

Maniema: An Essay on the Distribution of the Symbols and Myths as Depicted in the Masks of Greater Maniema. Munich, Germany: Verlag Fred Jahn, 1989.

Folio; 313 pages; many b&w illus., 2 fold-outs, pull-out map at rear; black cloth boards stamped in white; black photographic dust jacket; light scuffing; edgewear.

First edition. 

An in-depth treatment of 72 masks created by the Maniema people of Congo-Brazzaville (formerly Zaire), Africa. With much background information on the craft, the people, and the place. In English and German.